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    Spotlight on: SOME
                                                                           Do You Know
                                      Starting this month, The          Someone Who is That
                                      Women’s Foundation
                                      newsletter will profile a         Woman? Tell Us
                                      different Grantee                 About Her!
                                      Partner. It’s a chance for
                                      everyone to learn more
                                      about their neighbors
                                      and to see the impact
                                      your support has on the
    community. In The Women’s Foundation spotlight this month is
    So Others Might Eat (SOME).


    When it comes to meeting the needs of some of the poorest
    residents in our region, many nonprofits handle the basics,
    taking care of important and immediate concerns – filling an               Click to watch the video
    empty belly or providing a coat for a bare back. But the
    organizations that have a lasting impact go beyond those            So far, our Be That Woman video
    immediate needs, arming people with the tools that will allow       campaign has been a great success!
    them to feed and clothe themselves. SOME is one of those            The video has been viewed more
    organizations.                                                      than 11,000 times, and has been
                                                                        written about in the press and online.
    According to some.org, “So Others Might Eat is the only
    interfaith, community-based organization in the District of         The animated video was just the
    Columbia that offers a comprehensive, holistic approach to          beginning of the Be That Woman
    caring for the homeless and extremely poor citizens of our city.”   campaign. Now, we're looking for
                                                                        real life women who have been That
    SOME’s work has spanned 40 years. Last year alone they              Woman for you!
    served nearly 400,000 meals and gave hundreds of people a
    place to stay. And SOME’s assistance goes beyond food and           Do you know someone who:
    shelter. Through their Center for Employment Training (CET)         - Gives her money, time, or talent?
    they’ve provided thousands of hours of job training.                - Loves & is loved by family, friends,
                                                                        & community?
    Many in The Women’s Foundation community heard one of
    SOME’s success stories at this year’s Community Briefing.           - Inspires others to change the world
    Christel Coleman spoke at the briefing about her training at CET    like she does?
    and how she was able to turn that into a full-time job at SOME.
                                                                        If so, tell us about her and we'll post
    Residents in the DC area may already be aware of SOME               your story on
    through one of its biggest fundraisers, the Thanksgiving Day        www.BeThatWoman.org. We'll take
    Trot for Hunger. At last month’s annual 5K, SOME raised more        video, written, and audio
    than $200,000 and more than 4,500 people participated in the        submissions. Just email them to
    event. And earlier this month, nearly 600 people attended           mcraven@wawf.org.
    SOME’s Dinner Gala and Silent Auction where William E.
    Conway, Jr., Founding Director and Managing Partner of The
    Carlyle Group, was given SOME’s Humanitarian Award.


    The old saying “success breeds success” is true in the case of
    SOME, an organization whose accomplishments have led to the
    achievements of its clients. That’s a working model we can all
    benefit from.
                                                                                   Holiday eCards
                                                                             This
    For more information, please go to www.some.org.
                                                                             holiday
                                                                             season
                                                                             thank
                                                                             someone
                                                                             for being
    Make the Season Bright for                                               That Woman by emailing her a
                                                                             Washington Area Women's
    Women & Girls!                                                           Foundation holiday eCard.

    This holiday season is your chance to give a special gift to             Based on the Be That Woman
    women and girls in our region.                                           video, the eCards feature either a  
                                                                             picture from the animated video or
    We know it's a cliché, but a donation to The Women's Foundation          the video itself.
    really is a gift that keeps on giving. It gives women with limited
    resources and opportunities a chance to change their lives.              Send as many as you want and
                                                                             let someone know how much
    A donation to The Women's Foundation will ensure that we can             you've benefitted from having her
    continue to make every day a little brighter, warmer, and more           in your life!
    secure for the girls and women in our community.
                                                                             Click here to send an eCard
    To make a donation, please click here.                                   today!


                                                                             Happy Holidays from Washington
                                                                               Area Women's Foundation!
 




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